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Official meetings
Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Security Council
10 a.m. Consultations of the whole (closed) Consultations Room GATSC-02 10 a.m.

General Assembly
Sixty-fifth session 102nd plenary meeting General Assembly Hall

Iraq/Kuwait (S/2011/373) Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations Other matters 1. 2. Prevention of armed conflict: draft resolution (A/65/L.79) [33] New Partnership for Africas Development: progress in implementation and international support: draft resolution (A/65/L.69/Rev.1) [62 (a)]

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Appointment of members of the Committee on Conferences: note by the Secretary-General (A/65/107) [113 (f)]1 General 3 p.m. 103rd plenary meeting Assembly Hall Election of the President of the General Assembly: election of the President of the General Assembly for the sixty-sixth session [4] [Drawing of lots by the Secretary-General to determine the Member State which will occupy the first seat in the General Assembly Hall at the sixty-sixth session]
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Consecutive meetings of the Main Committees for the purpose of electing the Chairs and the Bureaux of the Main Committees at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly

First Committee Immediately following the plenary meeting . .

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General Assembly Hall

Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the First Committee at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly . . . . . . . [5]

Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) Immediately following the meeting of the First Committee . . . .

26th meeting

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General Assembly Hall

Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) at the sixtysixth session of the General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [5]

Second Committee Immediately following the meeting of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) . . . 34th meeting

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General Assembly Hall

Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Second Committee at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly . . . . . . [5] Third Committee Immediately following the meeting of the Second Committee . .

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General Assembly Hall

Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Third Committee at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly . . . . . . . [5] Fifth Committee Immediately following the meeting of the Third Committee . . .

41st meeting

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Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Fifth Committee at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly . . . . . . . [5]
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Sixth Committee Immediately following the meeting of the Fifth Committee . . . .

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General Assembly Hall

Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Sixth Committee at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly . . . . . . . [5] Immediately following the meetings of the Main Committees . . .

104th plenary meeting

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General Assembly Hall

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly: election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly for the sixty-sixth session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [6]

Security Council
Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict 46 p.m.
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General Assembly Sixty-fifth session An informal informal meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly will take place today, 22 June 2011, at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 8 (General Assembly Building).

General Assembly Sixty-fifth session Informal informal consultations on an outcome document of the High-level Meeting on Youth will take place today, 22 June 2011, at 11.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. in Conference Room 6 (NLB); and tomorrow, 23 June, at 3 p.m. in Conference Room 8 (General Assembly Building).

General Assembly Sixty-fifth session Informal consultations on an outcome document for the High-level Meeting to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action will take place on Friday, 24 June 2011, at 3 p.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB). A letter from the co-facilitators, dated 20 June 2011, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observer.
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Committee on Contributions Seventy-first session 10 a.m.1 p.m. 36 p.m.
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United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea Twelfth meeting 10 a.m. (sharp) 1 p.m. . . . . . .
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Conference Room 1 (NLB)

Discussion panel (continued) Contributing to the assessment, in the context of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, of progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development and addressing new and emerging challenges Segment 3 New and emerging challenges for the sustainable development and use of oceans and seas (a) Panel presentations (b) Discussion 3 (sharp)6 p.m.
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Conference Room 1 (NLB)

Discussion panel (continued) Contributing to the assessment, in the context of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, of progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development and addressing new and emerging challenges Segment 4 The road to Rio+20 and beyond (a) Panel presentations (b) Discussion
[The list of side events scheduled to be held during the Meeting can be consulted at the following address: <www.un.org/depts/los/consultative_process/consultative_process.htm>.]

Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions 10 a.m.1 p.m. 36 p.m.

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Committee for Programme and Coordination Fifty-first session 10 a.m.1 p.m.
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Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2012-2013 Programme 7: Economic and social affairs; Subprogramme 2: Gender issues and advancement of women (A/66/82, A/65/6/Rev.1 and A/66/6 (Sect. 17))

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Informal consultations (closed) Outstanding issues

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Conference Room 5 (NLB)

United Nations Childrens Fund

Executive Board Annual session 10 a.m.1 p.m.
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Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB)

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Proposals for UNICEF programme cooperation (b)

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Draft country, common country and area programme documents The programme documents for this session will be presented by region: South Asia Bangladesh (E/ICEF/2011/P/L.14)

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Report of the Office of Ethics (E/ICEF/2011/11)

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Report on the progress of gender equality work in UNICEF (E/ICEF/2011/10)

Launch of the Safe and Friendly Cities for All joint programme initiative by UNICEF, UN-Women and UN-Habitat Panellists: Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEF Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director, UN-Women Ms. Cecilia Martnez, Director, UN-Habitat, New York Office

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Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB)

Thematic discussion on results and lessons learned in focus area 4 of the medium-term strategic plan: Child protection from violence, exploitation and abuse 56 p.m.
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General Assembly Security Council

Peacebuilding Commission Fifth session Organizational Committee An informal meeting of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission will be held today, 22 June 2011, at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB).

Economic and Social Council

Informal consultations The vice-presidency of the Economic and Social Council (Peru) will hold informal consultations on the draft resolution under the operational activities segment of the 2011 substantive session of the Council, today, 22 June 2011, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 7 (NLB). Informal informal consultations Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Mr. Stefano Cacciaguerra (Italy), on the draft resolution concerning the United Nations System Staff College, will be held today, 22 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room 7 (NLB). Informal informal consultations, convened by the co-facilitators, Australia and Indonesia, of the draft resolution on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, under the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2011 substantive session, will be held today, 22 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room A (NLB). Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Mr. Walter Schuldt (Ecuador), on the establishment of an ad hoc panel of experts on the world financial and economic crisis and its impact on development (Council decision 2010/264 and draft resolution E/2010/L.37), will be held today, 22 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 8 (General Assembly Building).

Other meetings
The information below is reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations. The meetings under this header are closed.

Wednesday, 22 June 2011 Group of 77 (on the High-level Meeting on Youth) 911.30 a.m. . 36 p.m.
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Group of 77 (on the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2011 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council) 11.30 a.m.1 p.m. .
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Group of 77 (on the draft resolution on international cooperation in tax matters) 12 noon1 p.m.
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Group of 77 (on the draft decision on human settlements; and on the draft resolution on the United Nations Institute for Training and Research) 1.152.30 p.m.
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Group of 77 (on the ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the 2011 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council) 36 p.m.
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Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (at the ambassadorial level) (briefing by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)) 1.152.30 p.m.
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Press conferences
The schedule below is tentative; up-to-date information can be obtained at <www.un.org/News/ossg/conf.htm>.

Wednesday, 22 June 2011 Dag Hammarskjld Library Auditorium 12 noon

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Forthcoming official meetings

Security Council
Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities Briefing The Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities, H.E. Mr. Peter Wittig (Germany), and the Coordinator of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, Mr. Richard Barrett, will hold an open briefing for interested Member States, on Thursday, 23 June 2011, at 1.15 p.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB). The briefing will provide an update on the work of the Committee, in particular on the successor resolutions to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) as well as on its consideration of delisting requests from individuals subject to the Security Councils relevant sanctions measures submitted through the Office of the Ombudsperson. The Chair and the Monitoring Team look forward to this mutually beneficial dialogue with Member States and will be pleased to answer any questions that representatives of Member States may wish to raise at this briefing.

General Assembly
Committee on Conferences The Committee on Conferences will hold its 511th meeting to review the provisional calendar of conferences and meetings in the economic, social and related fields for 2012 and 2013 (E/2011/L.10), on Friday, 24 June 2011, at 3 p.m. in Conference Room 7 (NLB). In accordance with the procedure established by the Committee on Conferences at its 423rd meeting, on 1 September 1999, as reflected in paragraphs 172 to 175 of A/54/32, and amended in paragraph 10 of A/56/32, non-members who wish to participate as observers are invited to send a request in writing to Ms. Mildred Fernandes, Secretary of the Committee on Conferences (e-mail fernandes3@un.org).

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) Executive Board Annual session The 2011 annual session of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) will take place from Monday, 27, to Thursday, 30 June 2011, in Conference Room 2 (NLB). The provisional annotated agenda and workplan are contained in document UNW/2011/L.2. The strategic plan for 2011-2013 is contained in document UNW/2011/9. Further information concerning documentation can be consulted at <www.unwomen.org/about-us/governance/executive-board/#eb_docs>. Executive Board members and others Member States wishing to participate, in accordance with rule 16 (2) and (3) of the rules of procedure, are requested to submit their credentials
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(names and titles of each member of their delegation, on official letterhead), and requests for inscription on the list of speakers to the secretariat of the UN-Women Executive Board (e-mail rocio.torres@unwomen.org), no later than Thursday, 23 June 2011 at noon.

Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole of the General Assembly on the regular process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects The second meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole will be held at Headquarters on Monday, 27, and Tuesday, 28 June 2011, at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 1 (NLB). The provisional agenda and the annotated provisional agenda, including the proposed organization of work and the format of the meeting will be made available on the Web site of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs <www.un.org/Depts/los/global_reporting/global_reporting.htm>. Delegations that have not done so are kindly reminded to submit the names of their representatives participating in the meeting to the Division, by Friday, 24 June 2011 (room DC2-450; fax 1 (212) 963-5847). Delegations wishing to inscribe their names on the list of speakers are invited to contact the Division (tel. 1 (917) 367-2255).

Economic and Social Council

Informal consultations Informal consultations, convened by the presidency of the Economic and Social Council (Zambia), on the draft ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the 2011 substantive session of the Council, will be held on Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 6 (NLB). Informal consultations, convened by the vice-presidency of the Council (Bangladesh), on the gender-related resolutions of the coordination segment of the 2011 substantive session of the Council, will be held on Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room E (NLB). Informal informal consultations Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Ms. Tishka Fraser (Bahamas), on the report of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration on its tenth session (E/2011/44), will be held on Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room A (NLB). Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Mr. Vctor Muoz (Peru), on draft resolution E/2011/L.15, entitled Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management, will be held on Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 8 (General Assembly Building); and on Monday, 27 June, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room C (NLB). Informal informal consultations, convened by the facilitator, Mr. Pl Bekken (Norway), on draft resolution E/2011/L.13, entitled Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, will be held on Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB).
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Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office for Project Services
Informal consultation There will be an informal consultation on UNDP budget estimates for the biennium 2012-2013, on Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room 8 (General Assembly Building). Interested delegations are invited to attend.

Executive Boards of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office for Project Services and of the United Nations Childrens Fund
Joint informal consultation There will be a joint informal consultation on the roadmap towards an integrated budget, on Friday, 24 June 2011, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Conference Room B (NLB). Interested delegations are invited to attend.

Forthcoming other meetings

The information below is reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations. The meetings under this header are closed.

Asian Group: Open-ended Working Group Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room A (NLB). Asian Group (monthly meeting) Friday, 24 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB).

Group of Friends United against Human Trafficking (at the ambassadorial level) (meeting with the United Nations agencies and international organizations most active in the fight against human trafficking) Friday, 24 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. Conference Room C (NLB).

Non-Aligned Movement: Coordinating Bureau (at the ambassadorial level) Monday, 27 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB).

Eastern European Group (monthly meeting) Tuesday, 28 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room C (NLB).
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Western European and Other States Group (monthly meeting) Wednesday, 29 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 6 (NLB).

Forthcoming other activities

The information below is reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations.

Launch of the World Drug Report 2011 of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on the global production, trafficking and consumption of illicit drugs (in the presence of the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General) (organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, New York Office) Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in Conference Room 4 (NLB). [All are invited to attend. For registration and further information, please contact Mr. Juan Espinosa, UNODC New York Office (e-mail unodcnylo1@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-5698).]

Special event on the occasion of the first celebration of the International Widows Day (General Assembly resolution 65/189 (A/RES/65/189) (organized by the Permanent Mission of Gabon) Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB). [All are invited to attend. For further information, please contact Mr. Franklin Makanga, Permanent Mission of Gabon (e-mail fmakanga@yahoo.com; tel. 1 (212) 686-9720).]

Briefing on Youth and armed conflict (in the context of the International Year of Youth and in preparation for the 2011 High-level Meeting on Youth) (co-organized by the United Nations Programme on Youth, Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the Permanent Mission of Germany and the Office of the Special Representatives to the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict) Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.45 p.m., at the Permanent Mission of Germany (871 United Nations Plaza). [All are invited to attend. For registration, please contact Ms. Elizabeth Niland, DSPD (e-mail nilande@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-1896).]

High-level forum on Age of connectivity: Music as a natural resourceUrban futures (co-organized by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the International Council for Caring Communities (ICCC)) Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room A (NLB). [This meeting is open to members of permanent missions only. Members of the media are invited to attend. For further information, please contact the UN-Habitat New York Office (e-mail HabitatNY@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-4200).]
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Briefing on the Childrens Rights and Business Principles Initiative (co-organized by the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and Save the Children) Friday, 24 June 2011, from 10 to 11.30 a.m., at the Danny Kaye Visitors Centre, UNICEF House. [All members of permanent missions and permanent observer missions are invited to attend. For registration (by today, 22 June) and further information, please contact Ms. Hiba Frankoul, UNICEF (e-mail hfrankoul@unicef.org).]

Panel discussion on Engaging faith-based organizations to stop violence against children (organized by the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children, under the auspices of the Permanent Mission of Chile and in cooperation with the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children) Friday, 24 June 2011, from 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room 2 (NLB). [All are invited to attend. For registration and further information, please contact Ms. Meg Gardinier, World Day of Prayer and Action for Children Secretariat (e-mail mail@dayofprayerandaction.org; tel. 1 (646) 435-4871); or Mr. Miguel Caldeira, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (e-mail mcaldeira@unicef.org; tel. 1 (212) 326-7424).]

UNITAR Workshop on the Structure, Retrieval and Use of United Nations Documentation
Tuesday, 28 June 2011, from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 5.30 p.m. in Conference Room A (NLB); Wednesday, 29 June 2011, from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. in Conference Room DC2-1142; and Thursday, 30 June 2011, from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. in Conference Room DC2-1142. [All are invited to attend. For registration, please visit <www.unitar.org/ny/the-unsystem>. For further information, please contact Ms. Mitali Gupta, UNITAR (e-mail mitali.gupta@unitar.org; tel. (1 (212) 963-3021).]

Panel discussion on Africa and international migration (organized by the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa) Tuesday, 28 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 6 (NLB). [All are invited. For further information, please contact Mr. David Wright, OSAA (e-mail wrightd@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-1858).]

Informal workshop on Renewable energy (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Denmark and the Republic of Korea) Tuesday, 28 June 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB). [All are invited to attend. For further information, please contact Mr. Hanseung Kum, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea (tel. 1 (212) 439-4052).]
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Womens International Forum: Meeting on Combating sexual violence: Prevention, protection and services for survivors (sponsored by the Executive Office of the Secretary-General) Wednesday, 29 June 2011, from 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. in Conference Room 1 (NLB). [Delegates and Secretariat staff are invited to attend.]

Workshop on Migration profiles: Developing evidence-based migration and development policies (within the framework of the 2011 Swiss chairmanship of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)) (co-chaired by the Permanent Missions of Argentina, Ghana and the Republic of Moldova, and co-organized with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the MacArthur Foundation) Thursday, 30 June 2011, from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 5.30 p.m. in Conference Room A (NLB). [All are invited to attend. The deadline for registration is Thursday, 23 June 2011. For further information, please visit <www.unitar.org/ny>; or contact Mr. Pierpaolo Capalbo, UNITAR (e-mail pierpaolo.capalbo@unitar.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-9684).]

UNITAR Seminar on International Trade Law and Policy Monday, 18 July 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room D (NLB); Tuesday, 19 July 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room D (NLB); Wednesday, 20 July 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room D (NLB); Thursday, 21 July 2011, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room D (NLB); and Friday, 22 July 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room D (NLB). [All are invited to attend. For registration, please visit <www.unitar.org/ny>. For further information, please contact Ms. Mitali Gupta, UNITAR (e-mail mitali.gupta@unitar.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-3021).]

Forthcoming official meetings held away from Headquarters

Economic and Social Council

Substantive session of 2011 United Nations Office at Geneva (429 July 2011) The Economic and Social Council will hold its substantive session of 2011 from Monday, 4 July, to Friday, 29 July, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva. The session will open on Monday, 4 July, at 9.15 a.m. The annotated provisional agenda is contained in document E/2011/100 and E/2011/100/Corr.1. The proposed programme of work is contained in document E/2011/L.12, and the status of documentation for the session is contained in document E/2011/L.11. For further information, please consult the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/>.
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Lists of speakers The lists of speakers for all segments are indicated below. If no specific reference is made to a list of speakers, it implies that no such list is being maintained. The lists are open for inscription. The deadlines for inscription are indicated in the relevant paragraphs below. Requests for inscription on the lists of speakers should be sent, in writing, indicating the full name and title of the speaker, to the secretariat of the Council (Ms. Lorna Fidler (e-mail fidler@un.org)). In order to accommodate all requests for inscription, statements during the general debate of the high-level segment and during all other segments will be limited to five minutes, with the understanding that the full texts of the statements can be circulated in the meeting room. High-level segment (48 July (morning)) A list of speakers will be maintained only for the general debate of the high-level segment, to be held on Tuesday, 5, and Wednesday, 6 July, from 3 to 6 p.m., and on Thursday, 7 July, from 3.30 to 6 p.m. The list will close by 5 p.m., the preceding day. A detailed programme of the high-level segment is available on the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/julyhls/pdf11/11_hls_programme_2011.pdf>. Dialogue with the Executive Secretaries of the regional commissions (8 July (afternoon)) Panel discussion on the topic Regional cooperation as a catalyst for development: examples from the regions There will be no established list of speakers. Coordination segment (1114 July (morning)) A list of speakers will be maintained for the general discussion of agenda items 4, 6 (a), 7 (a) and 7 (e). The list will close by 5 p.m. on the day before the general discussion of the items. A detailed programme for the segment is available on the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/julyhls/pdf11/11_cs-hls_programme.pdf>. Operational activities segment (14 July (afternoon)19 July (morning)) A list of speakers will be maintained for the general discussion of item 3. The list will close by 5 p.m. on the day before the general discussion of the item. A detailed programme for the segment is available on the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/julyhls/pdf11/11_oa-hls_programme.pdf>. Informal event to discuss the transition from relief to development (19 July (morning)) Panel discussion on the topic The role of the United Nations and the international community in supporting the capacity of the Government of South Sudan to manage the transition There will be no established list of speakers. Humanitarian affairs segment (19 July (afternoon)21 July) A list of speakers will be maintained for the general discussion of item 5. The list will close by 5 p.m. on the day before the general discussion of the item. A detailed programme of the segment will be posted on the Web site of the Council shortly.
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General segment (2228 July) Lists of speakers will be maintained for the general discussion of each item under the general segment. The lists will close by 5 p.m. on the day before the consideration of the item. A detailed programme of the segment is available on the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/julyhls/pdf11/11_gs-hls_programme.pdf>. Conclusion of work (29 July) The Council will conclude its work of its substantive session of 2011 on Friday, 29 July. Registration and accreditation Information regarding registration and accreditation for the 2011 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council is available on the Web site of the Council <www.un.org/en/ecosoc/substantive2011/docs/2011_registration_&_accreditation.pdf>. List of participants Delegations should send, in writing, on the official letterhead, the names and titles of the members of their delegations (please indicate clearly the head and alternate head of delegation) as they would like them to appear in the official list of participants. Please send this composition of delegation to the secretariat of the Council by e-mail (Ms. Mary Constable (e-mail constablem@un.org)), as soon as possible, but no later than 25 July 2011. The list of participants will be issued as part of the official documents of the session. Statements In order to facilitate interpretation, delegations are kindly requested to provide 40 copies of their statements to the Conference Officers. Delegations wishing to have the full text of statements circulated in the meeting should provide 250 copies of the same to the Conference Officers. Side events A list of side events to be held in conjunction with the 2011 substantive session of the Council will be posted on the Web site of the Council shortly.

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Training for delegates and staff of permanent missions The Dag Hammarskjld Library will conduct the following training for delegates and staff of permanent missions in Room DC2-1142, as indicated below. All interested are kindly requested to register by e-mail (librarytraining@un.org) or telephone (1 (212) 963-5321). Introduction to RSS and feeds In English: Today, 22 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
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Introduction to United Nations documents In English: Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBISnet) In French: Thursday, 23 June 2011, from 2 to 4 p.m. In English: Thursday, 30 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Official Document System (ODS) In English: Friday, 24 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Introduction to Economic and Social Council documentation Tuesday, 28 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. In Spanish: Monday, 27 June 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Tentative schedule of General Assembly plenary and related meetings The tentative schedule of General Assembly plenary and related meetings may now be accessed on the Web site of the General Assembly at the following address: <www.un.org/en/ga/info/meetings>.

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reporters and press officers in maintaining the quality of the product delivered. Both interpretations and verbatim records rely upon the statement actually delivered, but copies of texts help interpreters to correctly render details and nuances and help verbatim reporters to produce the written record more quickly. Speakers are therefore encouraged, whenever possible, to provide copies of their statements, as early as possible in advance of delivery, to the Conference Officer in the Chamber. Delegations are kindly requested to make 40 copies for minimum distribution to Council members and relevant services, and 200 additional copies for general distribution in the Security Council Chamber. Delegations wishing to make statements available for the media are kindly requested to deliver 50 copies to the Media Documents Centre (e-mail mdc@un.org; tel. 1 (212) 963-7166; room SA-1B12).

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Summary of official meetings

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Security Council
6560th meeting The situation in Somalia Report of the Secretary-General on the modalities for the establishment of specialized Somali anti-piracy courts (S/2011/360) The agenda was adopted without objection. The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Somalia, at his request, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Councils provisional rules of procedure. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Councils prior consultations, the President, with the consent of the Council, extended an invitation under rule 39 of the Councils provisional rules of procedure to Ms. Patricia OBrien, Under-SecretaryGeneral for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel of the United Nations. The Council began its consideration of the item and heard a briefing by Ms. OBrien.
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Statements were made by the representatives of the Russian Federation, Portugal, India, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Brazil, the United States, France, Lebanon, Germany, China, South Africa, Colombia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and by the President, speaking in his capacity as the representative of Gabon. The Council heard a statement by the representative of Somalia. Ms. OBrien responded to comments. 6561st meeting Peace and security in Africa Briefing by the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) The agenda was adopted without objection. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Councils prior consultations, the President, with the consent of the Council, extended an invitation under rule 39 of the Councils provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Zachary Muburi-Muita, Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union. The Council began its consideration of the item and heard a briefing by Mr. MuburiMuita. Statements were made by the representatives of South Africa, Nigeria, China, France, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, the United States, Colombia, India, the United Kingdom, Lebanon, Portugal and the Russian Federation, and by the President, speaking in his capacity as the representative of Gabon. Mr. Muburi-Muita responded to comments.

General Assembly
Sixty-fifth session 101st plenary meeting Appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (a) (b)
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Letter from the President of the Security Council to the President of the General Assembly (A/65/865) Draft resolution (A/65/L.80)

The representative of Gabon, also the President of the Security Council, made a statement, in the course of which he introduced draft resolution A/65/L.80. The General Assembly adopted draft resolution A/65/L.80 (resolution 65/282). The President of the General Assembly announced that H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon had been appointed the Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term of office beginning on 1 January 2012 and ending on 31 December 2016. The President of the General Assembly made a statement. Statements were made by the representatives of Senegal (on behalf of the African States), Kuwait (on behalf of the Asian States), the Republic of Moldova (on behalf of the Eastern European States), the Plurinational State of Bolivia (on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean States), Israel (on behalf of Western European and other States) and the United States (as host country). H.E. Mr. Kim Sung-Hwan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, made a statement.

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The President of the General Assembly administered the oath of office to the SecretaryGeneral. The Secretary-General made a statement. The General Assembly thus concluded its consideration of agenda item 163.

General Assembly
Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Resumed session 6th meeting Adoption of the agenda The Special Committee approved its agenda, without objection. Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) The Chair informed the Special Committee that the delegations of Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay had requested to participate in the Committees consideration of the item. The Special Committee decided to accede to the requests. The Chair drew attention to a working paper, prepared by the Secretariat contained in document A/AC.109/2011/14*, and to draft resolution A/AC.109/2011/L.7. In accordance with the decision taken at its 3rd meeting, statements were made by The Honourable Roger Edwards and The Honourable Dick Sawle of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands, and by Ms. Mara Anglica del Carmen Vernet and Mr. Alejandro Betts. The representative of Chile, also on behalf of Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), introduced draft resolution A/AC.109/2011/L.7. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of the Argentine Republic, H.E. Mr. Hctor Timerman, made a statement. Further statements were made by the representatives of Cuba, China, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Russian Federation, Indonesia, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Cte dIvoire, Mali, Sierra Leone, Paraguay (on behalf of MERCOSUR and associated countries), Guyana (on behalf of UNASUR), Guatemala (on behalf of the Ibero-American countries), Brazil, Uruguay, Peru and El Salvador. The Special Committee adopted draft resolution A/AC.109/2011/L.7, without a vote. 7th meeting Adoption of the agenda The Special Committee approved the provisional agenda, without objection. Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) The representative of Grenada made a statement. The Special Committee thus concluded its consideration of the item. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Islands (A/AC.109/2011/L.9)
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The Chair drew attention to the draft resolution on the item (A/AC.109/2011/L.9). The Special Committee adopted draft resolution A/AC.109/2011/L.9, without a vote. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and international institutions associated with the United Nations Islands The Chair drew attention to the report by the Secretary-General (A/66/63), information submitted by the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations on their activities with regard to the implementation of the Declaration (E/2011/73) and to draft resolution A/AC.109/2011/L.10, submitted by the Chair. The Special Committee adopted draft resolution A/AC.109/2011/L.10, without a vote. The representative of the Russian Federation made a statement in explanation of its position after the adoption of the draft resolution. The Special Committee thus concluded its consideration of the item. Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-SelfGoverning Territories The Chair drew attention to draft resolution A/AC.109/2011/L.11. The Special Committee adopted draft resolution A/AC.109/2011/L.11, without a vote. The Special Committee thus concluded its consideration of the item. Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Monserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands (A/AC.109/2011/L.8) Hearing of petitioners Question of Guam In accordance with a decision taken at the 3rd meeting, statements were made by Ms. Clare Calvo, Mr. Edward Alvarez, Ms. Lisa Linda Natividad, Mr. Yasukatsu Matsushima and Ms. Lisa Marie Baza.

Corrigendum
General Assembly
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Meeting of States Parties Twenty-first Meeting Corrigendum to the summary of the 148th meeting of the Meeting of States Parties (see Journal No. 2011/118, p. 24): The second paragraph under agenda item 14 should read as follows: The representatives of Brazil, Chile, China, Iceland, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, the United States and Viet Nam made statements.
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Signatures, Ratifications, etc.

[Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General] International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. New York, 16 December 1966 Notification regarding article 4 (3): Guatemala (21 June 2011)1 WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Geneva, 21 May 2003 Ratification: Saint Kitts and Nevis (21 June 2011)1 Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context. Kiev, 21 May 2003 Ratification: Poland (21 June 2011)1 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. New York, 25 May 2000 Ratification: Mauritius (14 June 2011)1 International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. New York, 9 December 1999 Accession: Angola (9 June 2011)1 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Basel, 22 March 1989 Correction to the original text of Convention (French version) and to the certified true copies Central African Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition and all Parts and Components that can be used for their Manufacture, Repair and Assembly. Kinshasa, 30 April 2010 Corrections to the original text of Convention (English version) and to the certified true copies Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Nagoya, 29 October 2010 Corrections to the original text of the Protocol (French version) and to the certified true copies

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General information
Chairs of the regional groups The following information regarding the chairmanship of the regional groups for the month of June 2011 has been communicated to the Secretariat: African States: Senegal H.E. Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo Asian States: Kuwait H.E. Mr. Mansour Alotaibi Eastern European States: Republic of Moldova H.E. Mr. Alexandru Cujba Latin American and Caribbean States: Bolivia (Plurinational State of) H.E. Mr. Pablo Soln Western European and other States: Israel H.E. Mr. Haim Waxman Charg daffaires a.i.

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Official Records Sixty-fifth session

A/65/19

Report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations 2011 substantive session (New York, 22 February-18 March and 9 May 2011) Supplement No. 19 [A C E F R S] 59 pages

General Assembly

Documents Sixty-fifth session

A/65/L.79

Item 33 Prevention of armed conflict Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland,
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Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Spain, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania: draft resolution Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes and conflict prevention and resolution [A C E F R S] 5 pages A/65/L.80 Item 163 Appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Senegal, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America: draft resolution Appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations [A C E F R S] 1 page Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean 2011 session A/AC.159/L.141 Provisional agenda [A C E F R S] 1 page

Security Council S/2011/367

Documents Letter dated 15 June 2011 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia addressed to the President of the Security Council [A C E F R S] 32 pages France, Germany, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America: draft resolution [A C E F R S] 11 pages Report of the Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau and on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in that country [A C E F R S] 21 pages Provisional agenda [A C E F R S] 1 page Provisional agenda [A C E F R S] 1 page Provisional agenda [A C E F R S] 1 page Adopted by the Security Council at its 6557th meeting, on 17 June 2011 [A C E F R S] 11 pages

S/2011/369 S/2011/370

S/Agenda/6557 S/Agenda/6558 S/Agenda/6559 S/RES/1988 (2011)

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